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Middle school critical thinking ELA test prep resources for Prezi
Breakfast Cereal Rhetorical Analysis - AP Lang, Rhetoric Intro
This product is a FUN easy-to-understand way to teach students how to rhetorically analyze using breakfast cereals. Students will learn how to closely “read” a breakfast cereal for taste, texture, shape, andcolor, and examine the box artwork in order to discover the audience, tone, and message the cereal is conveying.This activity introduces students to the idea of close reading and using part-to-whole critical thinking crucial to therhetorical analysis required by the Common Core standards, th
Grades:
8th - 12th
Verb Tense L.5.1.C, Distance Learning
Verb Tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions L.5.1.C Distance Learning (Google Slides Ready) Get the BUNDLE here!Great for test prep, homework, and as a mini-lesson!Aligned to : CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.1c Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.Contents8 PRINTABLES!* Dynamic & Stative Verbs* Modal Verbs* Helping Verbs* Main Verbs* Simple Verb Tense* Progressive Verb TenseAnswer KeysAnchor PostersPlease see the animated GIF to know what
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5th - 6th
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12 Unknown, Influential African Americans
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th and Frederick Douglass was born on February 14th. Lincoln and Douglass were two great Americans who helped to shape and define this country, and, as a result, their birthdays were celebrated independently in circles and communities since the mid-to-late 1800’s. It is thought that Carter G. Woodson embraced the importance of the second week in February when he introduced “Negro History Week” to celebrate the invaluable contributions of African Americans.
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6th - 10th
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Persuasive Text Prezi
Since there were zero resources on teaching the Persuasive Genre that actually matched the learning objectives, I created one. It is very extensive and took me about 3.5 hours to create. I embedded media literacy as well.
It includes 41 3-D slides that cover:
Overview of the Features of Persuasive Text
Reader Strategies to help analyze Persuasive Text
3 Relationships of Ideas used in the Persuasive Genre
3 Techniques used in the Persuasive Genre
Embedded Media Literacy
Text Examples of
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Building Empathy In Your Students
"Empathy starts with putting yourself in someone else's shoes -- a key step in understanding perspectives that differ from your own. This isn't just a nice thing to do; it's an essential, active skill. It's foundational to embracing differences, building relationships, gaining a global perspective, conducting richer and deeper analysis, and communicating more effectively. This skill is about as "21st century" as it gets.” - EdutopiaComplete mini-lesson with activities for conducting an independe
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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100-Slide Narnia Code Prezi, Worksheets & Discussion Guide for C.S. Lewis Fans
Your Narnia fans will appreciate this 100-Slide PREZI based on Michael Ward's ground-breaking book The Narnia Code and its parent book Planet Narnia. Student worksheets and discussion guide are included. In 2003, Michael Ward discovered C.S. Lewis's hidden planetary framework for The Chronicles of Narnia series. Each book is themed after one of the seven Pre-Copernican planets (the planets seen by the naked eye before the invention of the telescope). Bring the thrill of this discovery to your cl
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Theme Analysis Lesson Plan (Everything Included)
How would you like to have a folder of files which will enable you to get 5 stars on your next observation on THEME? Includes reading, writing, acting, and differentiated use of technology for one of the most engaging lessons that everyone is sure to love! If you want to impress your principal this is for you....
Attached you will get:
1 Theme Analysis Prezi with 11 slides
1 Theme Common Core Lesson Plan
4 Power Theme Group Task Cards
4 Power Theme Story Starters
1 Theme Chart to Hang Up i
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Social Media Argument Presentation Project Rubric
Students research the pros and cons of social media and take a side. Then, they create a presentation with three reasons for or against it and they include a counterclaim. Then, they present it to their peers and can debate it.This is a fully editable document to meet the needs of you and your kids!The assignment should take:-1 day to do research and find at least 3 reliable sources and take notes about them-1 day to create presentation, using notes -1 day to self/peer edit-1-3 days of present
Grades:
6th - 12th
Main Idea Prezi
Need a good presentation to engage students on Main Idea? My students needed to learn Main Idea a different way and this presentation helped a lot. Make your life easier with a Prezi that includes 28 slides.What you will get: 1 private link to the Main Idea Prezi28 slides included in that Prezi2 embedded videosNotes covering Main Idea, Implied Main Idea, Examples, Gist Strategy, and differences between a supporting detail and a Main Idea. If you like this please be sure to check out: American R
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2nd - 6th
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Bias in the Media Prezi
This Prezi examines and gives specific examples of bias in the media. It focuses on 6 major forms of bias such as "photos, captions, and camera angles" and "crowd counts". The presentation teaches students to identify bias to help them be more informed as they explore journalism in general.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Active and Passive Voice: Customizable Google Slides Intro
This is a Google Slides presentation introducing the concept of active and passive voice to students. I recommend going through this presentation as a class, and challenging students with the simple practice questions at the end to make sure they have understood the new topic! This presentation has been designed to be customized to use a few names / photos of your actual students to help illustrate how active-passive voice sentences are structured. In my experience, this will help keep them enga
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7th - 10th
Writing Essay Introductions: A Strong Thesis Sentence in an Engaging Context
3-frame GIF describes a Toulmin-type thesis sentence and includes such an example; also lists 12 ways to set the tone/context/value of the argument; such as scene-setting, asking a question, quoting someone, etc. Image size 960×720 (file size 322 KB). Can be used as an animated-graphic slide within a PPT presentation about essay writing (PPT must be in Slide-Show mode to activate the slow, looping animation) or as a non-animated graphic in a handout; can be resized as needed. Note: You can pause
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Literary/Narrative Elements - Study Guide & Prezi
This is a comprehensive introduction to the various literary/narrative elements, including character, setting, conflict, theme, & plot. This pack includes a set of reading notes along with a companion prezi chock full of video examples!
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6th - 8th
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Inference Higher Order Thinking Lesson
Thank you for your consideration in purchasing the lesson on inference. We are pushed to incorporate higher order thinking skills in all classes regardless of the level at which we teach. What many school officials do not consider is that when we have younger or lower level classes, these skills have to be taught explicitly. Therefore, I have put together a whole lesson from top to bottom that teaches the skill of inference thoroughly.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Beginning of the Year Project: How do you learn best?
A project that kids can do at home or in class that allows them to see how they lean best. It lets them look at learning styles and multiple intelligences.
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2nd - 12th
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Writing Essay Conclusions: Six Strategies Similar to Closure in a Story
GIF compares 6 ways to end an essay with 5 ways to resolve a story: restatement and manifesting a moral; anecdotal scene and natural termination/encapsulation; hook-and-return and completion of antithesis; pan-to-larger perspective and manifesting a moral; proposal and solution to central problem; and delayed thesis and manifesting a moral. Image size 960×720 (file size 765 KB). Can be used as a 7-frame animated-graphic slide within a PPT presentation about essay writing or short stories or movi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Teaching Mood and Tone
What you have here is a complete lesson that is ready to go! That means you have a lesson that could be facilitated by a teacher OR provided to students to complete independently, provided they have access to a computer.
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6th - 12th
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TEST PREP POWERPOINT- ELA STATE TEST GAME OF QUESTIONS
Students answer 25 questions on vocabulary/concepts that might be found on this year's ELA State Test (6th-8th grade). They can work in groups and take turns answering the questions or each question can be presented to the class as a whole. Answers are given.
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6th - 8th
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Getting to Know YOU! (Digital Biography) My Life/Novel MASH-UP
Looking for a creative GETTING TO KNOW YOU project for the beginning of the year? Here's a different spin on the often repetitive process. This is really good for READING classes.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Toulmin Argument Model: claim, data, warrant/backing, counter-claim/rebuttal
This slightly revised model of rational argument adds a backbone of the scientific method and also replaces Qualifier with Counter-Claim (per Purdue OWL). Slow-animated GIF highlights/describes argument parts and how they work together to persuade a critical thinker. You can test your argument essay against these standards of rational persuasion or use the model to design/outline a powerfully persuasive essay (persuasive at least for critical thinkers). Image size 960×720, file size 843 KB for u
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Teaching Constructed Response
An interactive activity to practice constructed response writing! Middle school writers love this activity as they learn and practice the steps to fully answering a question. Many standardized and formal assessment ask students to answer using constructed response, and so you're able to use this activity all year to practice and prepare for testing.
This individual activity is part of the my SHARP Portfolio Bundle - a huge interactive notebook for a middle school ELA classroom.
This res
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5th - 8th
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Irony Slideshow
Teaching irony to your students soon? This slideshow is a great resource for showing students the difference between the three types of irony. Feel free to use this resource in your in-person and virtual classrooms for years to come!INCLUDED:Slideshow (PDF format)
Grades:
6th - 12th
Thesis Sentence: whole-brain style & substance to focus & sell your argument
This animated GIF highlights 5 essential factors of thesis sentence: Specific/concise, Meaningful, Summarize left- and/or right brain arguments, Easy to find (top-down), and Clear/professional style/grammar. Students will write clearer essays if they develop a habit-of-mind to consider all five of these factors in their thesis sentence. Image size 960×720 (file size 866 KB) for use as a full-size PowerPoint slide. Each of 7 frames lasts 6 seconds (if embedded in a PPT, it must be in Slide-Show m
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Occam’s Razor and Corollary for Writing: Use enough words but not too many
This animated GIF adapts an efficiency theorem for scientific explanations to the art of writing and gives some hints to help determine whether you are wasting words or leaving holes in your argument. Includes examples of NEEDY writing (unclear because important words or ideas are missing), WEEDY writing (with unnecessary and distracting words), and PITHY-THRIFTY writing (says all the important stuff without any fluff). Image size 960×720 (file size 904 KB) for use within a PowerPoint slide show
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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